plurale tantum

See also: Pluraletantum

Contents

English

Etymology

From Latin plurale tantum (“plural as such, plural only”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plʊˌɹɑleɪ̯ˈtɑntəm/

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Noun

plurale tantum (plural pluralia tantum)

1. (grammar) A noun (in any specific sense) that has no singular form, such as scissors (in most usage).

   Roger wasn’t sure whether “jeans” was a true plurale tantum, since the word “jean” exists and describes a type of cloth.

Translations

a noun without a singular form

• Arabic: إِسْم جَمْع‎ m (ʾism jamʿ)
• Armenian: անեզական գոյական (anezakan goyakan)
• Catalan: plurale tantum (ca) m
• Czech: podstatné jméno (cs) pomnožné n
• Finnish: pluratiivi (fi), monikkosana
• French: plurale tantum (fr) m
• German: Pluraletantum (de) n, Pluralwort (de) n
• Icelandic: fleirtöluorð (is) n, fleirtölunafnorð n
• Italian: plurale tantum m

• Japanese: 絶対複数 (ja) (zettai-fukusū)
• Latin: plurale tantum n
• Persian: اسم جمع‎ (fa) (esm-e-jam')
• Portuguese: plurale tantum m
• Russian: плюра́лия та́нтум n (pljurálija tántum)
• Spanish: plurale tantum (es)
• Swedish: plurale tantum (sv) n

See also

• Category:English pluralia tantum
• duale tantum
• singulare tantum
• uncountable

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Portuguese

Noun

plurale tantum m (plural pluralia tanta)

1. (grammar) plurale tantum (a noun without a singular form)